Question: Asset acquisition (fair value is different from book value) The following financial statement information is for an investor company and an investee company on January

Asset acquisition (fair value is different from book value)

The following financial statement information is for an investor company and an investee company on January 1, 2013. On January 1, 2013, the investor company's common stock had a traded market value of $42 per share, and the investee company's common stock had a traded market value of $19 per share.

Book Values Fair Values
Investor Investee Investor Investee
Receivables & inventories $240,000 $120,000 $216,000 $108,000
Land 480,000 240,000 720,000 360,000
Property & equipment 540,000 240,000 600,000 312,000
Trademarks & patents _ _ 360,000 192,000
Total assets $1,260,000 $600,000 $1,896,000 $972,000
Liabilities $360,000 $192,000 $432,000 $228,000
Common stock ($1 par) 72,000 40,000
Additional paid-in capital 648,000 344,000
Retained earnings 180,000 24,000
Total liabilities & equity $1,260,000 $600,000
Net assets $900,000 $408,000 $1,464,000 $744,000

Assume that the investor company issued 18,000 new shares of the investor company's common stock in exchange for all of the individually identifiable assets and liabilities of

A. $12,000

B. $0

C. $156,000

D. $348,000

Choose from the answers above only

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